Word of the Day for Thursday, April 1, 2010
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hugger-mugger \HUH-guhr-muh-guhr\, noun:
hugger-mugger \HUH-guhr-muh-guhr\, noun:
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1. A disorderly jumble; muddle; confusion.
1. A disorderly jumble; muddle; confusion.
2. Secrecy; concealment.
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adjective:
adjective:
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1. Confused; muddled; disorderly.
2. Secret.
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adverb:
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1. In a muddle or confusion.
2. Secretly.
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transitive verb:
transitive verb:
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1. To keep secret.
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intransitive verb:
intransitive verb:
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1. To act in a secretive manner.
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The B.O.'s hugger-mugger of a background would make for a good novel where Islamo-fascist extremists meet MK-ULTRA meets mind-control meets Manchurian Candidate meets Eurabia: The Euro-Arab Axis!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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The origin of hugger-mugger is unknown; it is perhaps from Anglo-Irish cuggermugger, "a whispering, a low-voiced gossiping," from Irish cogair!, "whisper!"
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